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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24
'Fhe Domestic Monthly for he.
cember. 1887.

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good for One Dollars worth of pat
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the December number is filed with
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poems, and attractive illustrations.
As fashion magazine the "Domes-
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the earliest notes of new fashions and
illustrates them minutely, 1t saves
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real help in the family. Mrs, Henry
Ward Becher has edited one of its de-
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pages.
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terms to every subscriber.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24

Our Washington correspondent
says The question of changing the
time of the meeting of Congress, is
again, as we'll the terms OF the men,
bers, being agitated, and there are
numberless advocates in the affiirma-
tive, while on the hand, the dissen-
tients can be counted on ones fingers
| have yet to see a convincing reason
why Congress should meet. as it does
at present, thirteen months after the
election Of its members. but, on the
contrary, there are many grave OBJ.
jections to the system now in voge,
among which I may mention that
Congressman should come fresh from
the people; that their successors
should not be elected until the incum.
bents serve out their first term; that
the present custom is antagonistic to
the progressive spirit of the age
Congress now meets on the first Mon
day in December, and before that
body gets fairly to work, an adjourn.
ment for the holidays is in order
Why should not Congressman, like
most other elective officials, begin
their duties on the first of the year
and be paid per annum.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24

Here is the way the Courier Jour-
nal man goes on over the result OF
Tuesdays elections. 1t just makes
him feel good all over
Let the boys in trenches rejoice.
The two pivotal points of the political
situation have gone against the Re-
publicans, horse, foot and dragons,
and the Democratic goose swings
away up in the air. New York stands
by the Administration with q wet
sheet and flowing sea, and a wind
that follows fast. Virginia repudiates
Riddleberger and maps up the earth
with Malone, like thousand O. brick
OF course the Dutch have captured
Holland in Ohio, Massachusetts and
Rhod, Island, but those just happened
to be the States the Democrats can
dispense with and on which the Dem
ocratic stake, or hope, was invested
The results in New York and Virgin
ia, confirming both States to the Dem
ocracy, place the denomination and re-
election OF Grover Cleveland beyond
the possibility of a doubt. The Re-
publicans can put no ticket in the
field to beat him. His luck is tri.
umphant. Allison and Hawley, the
strongest possible Republican team,
and, under the circumstances, the
ikelest, cannot avail. The issue was
fairly put on New York and the Presi-
dent has fairly won. IIurrah for
Cleveland We mourn for Pulitzer.
We despair for Halstead. But Gods
people are to have their seven, yea
their eight years Of plenty, and the
will of God be the law Of the land.
"And the star-spangled banner
Cinnamon seed and sandy bottom
Shouting the battle-cry of freedoml"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24
Cleveland and tIle Tariff.

A Washington letter says The
President, in his forthcoming message
to Congress, will dwell with considera-
bic emphasis upon proposition to re-
duce the tariffupon a practical basis.
He will urge upon Congress the ne
cessity of tightening the burdens now
imposed upon the people by the high
rate OF taxation, and reducing the ac-
cumulations of gold and silver in the
treasury. To accomplish this end it
will be necessary for the majority in
the House to come to an amicable un
derstanding upon this great question,
and such an understanding can only
be reached by mutual concessions
from those who entertain opposite
views on the subject of tariff reform.
II will not be necessary to go into a
wholesale reduction on every article
known to trade, but by beginning on
the necessaries of life and inaugura-
ting conservative system for lower
ing the duties thereon, the people
without regard'to party, will recognize
the efforts as being made in good faith
and for the general welfare of all con-
cerned. Certain interests may, in a
measure, be effected by the proposed
reduction, but nothing in this direc
ton can be accomplished unless both
sides are prepared to yield one way OF
the other.
1t is fair to presume that the Re-
publicans in Congress will vote as
they did last winter, when an effort was
made to take up the Morrison tariff
bill. Their leaders are shrewd enough
to observe and admit quietly that the
time is at hand for a modification ot
the tariff laws. The Democratic par
ty in the House have the opportunity
to place their political opponents on
the defensive by forcing moderate
and conservative tariff bill upon the
Republican Senate. Should the latter
take it up and pass it, the Democrats
would get the credit for having origi
mated the measure, and on the othel
hand, should the Senate reject it, wha
a grand battle cry the Democratic
party would have in the next nationa
contest.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24

E. Bainbridge Munday Esq, County
Atty, Clay Co, Tex. says: "Have used
Electric Bitters with most happy re-
suits. My brother also was very low
with MaIariaI Fever and Jaundice,
but was cured by timely use of this
medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bit
ters ved his life"
Mr.. D. l. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
KY, adds like testimony, saying
He positively believes he would have
died, had it not been for Electric Bit
tiers.
This great remedy will ward off, as
well as cure all Malaria Diseases, and
for all Kidney, Liver an stomach Dis
orders stands unequsled. Price soc.
and a ST. at the City Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24
When the Modest Girls Alone.
| Pitsburg Dispatch.

lPlsOurg DSpatch.I
Most men like modest girls best.
Modesty is discretion that's all. The
modest girl won't let you hold her
hand when there's any body likely to
see; but she's whOle-souled when
there's nobody looking, and gives you
both her hands. ! have known young
ladies who would squeeze your hands
tenderly, look into your eyes, and do
every thing that was agreeable in the
most shameless manner before other
people; but when they are alone with
you they'll sit half mile off and talk
plainly about the weather. | don't
think those girls would make good
wives. At all events, they don't make
good sweethearts, and about marry
ing it is much the same as with boys
eating cherries. They lay aside the
best to finish up with, but when they
get to what they've laid aside they're
so full OF cherries that they can't en-.
joy any more, OF course, there are
other boys who eat all the good ones
first. But it seems to me all rules
work both ways anyway, and end in
discontinue of some kind. The only
rule Of life experience brings us to is
never to lose chance for fun when We
can get it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24

You cannot afford to waste time in
experimenting when your lungs are
in danger. Consumption always
seems, at first only cold. Do not
permit any dealer to impose upon you
with some cheap imitation of DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
tion, Coughs and colds, but be sure
you get the genuine. Because he can
make more profit he may tell you he
has something just as good, or just
the same. Don't be deceived, but in.
sist upon getting DR., Kings New Dis,
c0yery, which is guaranteed to give
relief in all Throat, Lung and Chest
affections. Trial bottles free at the
City Drug Store
Large Bottles ST.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24

From the st. Paul Globel
Her dressing this fall is wonderful
for its simplicity, Her hats are COM
paratively cheap, and it is whispered
that the frat lady OF the land has
actually made several of them herself,
and has Dragged little bit about her
skill with the needle and her taste in
colors and feathers. Her Tam O.
shanter, which is an improvement on
the toboggan, is being initiated by all
the young ladies in the city, Her
heavy walking shoes are becoming,
because she is large woman. Slight
er ladies are wearing sensible shoes in
mimicry of her, and, while it looks
well because wise, their feet do not
look as small and attractive as they
used to. In imitation of her ladies
are habituating themselves to driving
their husbands down to their bus
iness officers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24
We Can That.

"Can some reader of the COMET ex-
plain why the BARRIERS Sign is a
striped pole or post?"-Johnson City
COMET.
Yes. In olden times, when bleeding
for all aches and pains was in vogue,
it was customary for BARRIERS to bleed,
The striped pole was then adopted as
a sign for bleeding and barbering.
Now it is unnecessary, as a dull razor
and talkative barber gets in enough
punishment for his customers without
resorting to his lancet,-Rogersville
Retiew.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24

President Cleveland has returned
from = royal progress through the
States the most popular man in Amer
lea and the most successful President
since Lincoln. Four years ago he was
hardly known beyond the borders Of
.his own State Three years .so he
was fghting his way to the
Presidency through a storm of dis
graceful and undeserved obloquy un-
parAlleled even in the personalities Of
American politics. His honesty, his
modesty, his courage and his loyalty
to public duty are qualities which
have conquered the esteem OF his
eountrymen.-Loadon Dispatch,
The new deal in the Cabinet will
take place about the first Monday in
December-the time at which the
Fittieth Congress assemblies.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24
CMELAND BOOM.
Prices Way up Among the
Stars.--The Dangers 10 he
Avoided.

The wonderful land boom OF the
past year has excited very general at
tenti0n.
1t has not been confined to any one
locality, for, as Chauncey NJ, Depew
said, after a visit to the west, "At near
ly every one of the trade centres we
visited. we found extravagant and un.
tenable views Of prospective real es-
tate values"
OF course the vast army of men en-
gagged, in one way or another in these
enterprises, we're 10th to believe their
views either extravagant or untena-
Bile. Both they and Depew are right
to Il certain extent.
Land values have rapidly and per-
manently increased in this country in
the last fifty years. This is especially
noticeable in the "iuMping" west
along the lines of new railroads.
Thousands OF new cities have
sprung up, with growth perfectly as
tonishing, and great fortunes have
been made in real estate.
Land values must continue to in
crease generally, because the available
area of land in the country is now &C
small as to render inevitable its entire
absorption in few years.
One hundred years from now, at
the present rate of increase, our popu
lation will be 400 to the square mile
twice as many as in the largest Euro
pean nations.
To be safe speculator, it is necessa
ry to study cause and effect, as tn,
proprietors of Warmers safe cure di(
in preparing their remedy Its sue
cess is great because it reaches tn,
cause OF disease. Every drop Of blooC
coursing through the system passe
through the kidneys, If they are il
sound working order, the blood is pur
flied ; if deranged, poison, that shoulo
be eliminated, is carried through tn
blood channels to every part OF TIL
system The poision attacks tn
weak points, and 50 come the long lis
Of resulting ailments, Remedy th
cause, put the purifying organs i
in health, and the whole system bt
comes healthy.
There must be solid basis for
land boom, however, or it will inevita
bly, result in crash, entailng gres
loses and subsequent injuries depre'
sion.
Two thousand dollars per front foe
for land in some cities might be q il
dicious investment, in others, very il
discreet. 1t is wise to make inves
ment, of character indicating a pc
manent, if slower, growth and increas
OF value
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24

Mrs. Cleveland shook hands with
three thousand working girls during
her reception at Bridgeport, Conn
She wore dark straw bonnet trimmed
with brown, dark brown tailor-made
travelling suit, with closely fitting
jacket OF similar texture and color and
bound with wide braid.
United States licenses to sell liquor
have been issued to 653 persons in
Maine during the current fisacl year
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24
why nnrber., Signs are Red.

EDITORS COMET In the issue OF |
the 3rd inst, the COMET asks if some
reader will explain why the BARRIERS
pole is red. Ancient medical lore tells
us that the law of surgury was enact
ed by the jesuitical priesthood who
controlled the government and, that
revenues might be plentiful, deputed
a certain licensed class to shed or spill
blood, and none others. Hence bar
bers chirurgeons were instituted in
London by incorporation by king
Edward the ". After the BARRIERS
were separated from the surgeons by
king George II, the surgeons being
incorporated into the Royal College OF
Surgeons about the beginning Of the
present century. The BARRIERS pole OF
the present day is a relic of the old
staff grasped by the BARRIERS, and the
colored stripe passing spirally around
the pole, as fillet or tape around the
arm when the surgeon is spilling
blood, or performing vena section,
which is the old operation of bleeding
IN the arm by cording it up to swell or
fill the veins.
"In ancient medicine much strict
ness was observed, for instance, the
father of medicine, Hypocrates, insti-
tu;ed an oath and administered to
pupils as bindidg them to correctness
OF life in their professional duties.
Here is the oath
l swear by Apollo, the physician,
and esculapius, and health, and all
heal, and all the gods and goddesses,
that, according to my ability and
judgment, l will keep this oath and
this stipulation, to reckon him who
taught me this art equally dear to me
as my parents to share my substance
with him and relieve his necessities, il
required to look upon his offspring
in the same footing as my own broth,
ers, and to teach them this art, if they
shall wish to learn it, without fee or
stipulation and that by preeept, lect-
ure and every other mode Of instruc-
ton, l will impart knowledge of the
art as to my own sons and those of my
teachers and to disciples bound by a
stipulation and oath, occurding to the
law ot m 1dicine, bnt to none others.
will follow that system OF regimen
which, according to my ability anc
judgment, / consider for the benefi
Of my patient, and abstaiH from what
ever is deleterious and mischievous
l will give no deadly medicine to any
one if asked, nor suggest any council
and in like manner, will not use al
instrument or give medicine to any
woman for criminal purposes, but will
purity and holiness will pass my lif'
and practice my art will not Gu
people for the stone Of the bladde
but leave it to those who are practi
TONERS of this work.
Into whatever house / enter | vii
= 60 for the purpose of benefittirg tn
sick, and will abstain from every vol
untary act of mischief and corruption
and further from the seduction of f.
males or males of freemen and slave
whatever in connection with my pre-
:, fessional practice or not in connection
with it, if / see or hear in the life G
:, men, which ought not to be spoken G
abroad, l will not divulge as reckon
|, ing that all such should be kept
secret while ! continue to keep thi
OATH"
y E. s. MILLER, SR.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24
Poultry Show.

The Interstate Poultry and Pet
Stock Association will hold their Sixth
Annual Exhibition Of Fine Poultry
and Pet Stock, at Jackson, Tenn, Dec.
18th to 18th, 1887. Jackson is a city
OF some ten thousand inhabitants.
centrally located, and easy of access
from all directions. The Illinois Cen
tral railroad, the Mobile & Ohio, the
Louisville & Nashville and the Louis.
vile, New Orleans & Texas will sell
round trip tickets to this exhibition
for half fare. This will insure a very
large attendance, and make it possible
for all lovers OF fine stock to attend.
The Premium List is very liberal. over
500 being offered in prizes. A sep
arate class for Pit Games, with sepa-
rate prizes. Premium List now ready.
Send for a copy to the Secretary, A, A.
Cowdery, Gadsden, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24

Col. Dan Lamont has brought back
from Bridgeport, Conn, the following
message from P. T. Barnum II sup
pose you saw something in the papers
before the election of 1884 about my
having said that / owned fifty houses
in Bridgeport, and that if Mr. Cleve.
land was elected | would sell them for
one half of what ! then valued them,
that being my estimate OF the depre.
citation of property likely to result
from a Democratic administration
Well, I'm a Snowman, and 1t don't
make much difference what they say
about me so long as they keep talk
ing. Perhaps l did say something Of
that sort, but you tell Cleveland I've
gone up on the price Of those houses
so per cent"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24

$4,000 Anarchists We're allowed to
parade the streets of New York on the
night of the 10th inst. Mayor He.
witt says that the Police Department
showed bad taste in granting the per.
NIT. As Mayor he would not grant
these people anything, as he regarded
them as he would a mad dog-always
dangerous. On Saturday night Herr
Most made an incendiary speech to
about 800 Anarchists in the hail back
OF Kramer's saloon on 9TH street.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24
Fight Shy of Miss Gush.
Boston Transcript


My son, I would have you ever
brave and bold, never timid and cow
ardly but when a gushing creature in
the bloom OF youth and a fetching
costume gazes into your eyes, with a
dreamy look in hers, and asks you if
it is really true that young gentlemen
do sit up half the night with the
young ladies to whom they are atten-
tive, and if there is any foundation
for those funny things the papers say
about turning down the gas and all
that sort o thing, you know, then, my
son, is the time for you to set your
face away-ward from that young wo-
man and go thenceward with all the
speed that you have on hand,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24
WHOLE NO. 1S9
Stars and StriOes.
Detroit Free Press Special Cable
decline a nomination.


j. G. Blaine.
st. Louis Republican: Fred Grant
was sired by great man and damned
by n great party.
Boston Globe; "Is wisdom dead?"
asks the Herald 1t might be a little
more lively than it is, certainly.
"The anxiety of the coal dealers Tor
the coming OF zero weather is only
equaled by that OF the young woman
who possesses new winter wrap"
Montgomery Advertiser Was it
Shakespeare, Bacon or Ig. Donnelly
who said, "In America the rope swings
slowly, but it gets there all the same?"
Scranton Truth :-"The man who
sits down and waits to be appreciated
will find himself, among uncalled for
baggage after the limited express has
gone by"
Patrick Ford gives as the reason for
the failure OF the Henry George can
vass the fact that Dr. McGlynn insist
ed that the Pope should wear a stove
pipe hat"
a three-hundred-dollar diamond
ring given by LORD Beresford to Jom
Mace in that pugilists palmy day, is
now in the hands of New York
pawnbroker, who got it for $3l.
The fact that q New York couple
we're divorced a second time skaters
that sweet and ancient faith. which
tells that the mill will never grind
again with the water that is passed.
Chicago News Petitions were cir
culated by the Anarchists friends yes
terday to commute the sentence of
Judge Gary, but the public was firm
and he is therefore doomed to spend
six more years on the bench.
Though the son-of.his father racket
is played out, John Sherman might
add to his strength by running as the
brother of old Tecumseh, the man who
wanted to treat the South kindly as
early as the spring of 1865.
Savannah News: Il thank you
white men and | thank you colored
gentlemen for your attention." is the
way republican orator wound up his
remarks at u Richmond political meet
ing. He was perhaps thoroughly ac-
quainted with the standing Of those
whom he addressed
Boston Globe; Farewell, Brother
Blaine. You will never be President
but lots Of great American statesmen
have been disappointed the same way
Hamilton, Burr, Clinton, Clay, Web,
ster, Calhoun, Benton, Douglas, Sew.
ard, Chase, Tilden, Blaine-quite an
imposing list, is it not?
Who is the editor? What is the ed
itor? walls the San Antonia Express
And then before anybody gets a
chance to say, the Express goes ahead
and answers itself about as well as VIC
could He is the pale, unknown, hon,
est and tireless benefaotor of the uni,
verse. He is a man with whom duns
and cockroaches are upon terms oI
undue familiarity; of few joys and
many sorrows; the abhorred OF the
criminal and pretender, the abused Of
printers, the tool OF the dead beat, the
unappreciated primal support of socis'
and religious laws, the hatred Of charl
antans, the beloved OF God and him
self. All OF him that is dead has
balcony box and "set supper" il
heaven all OF him that is left is hust
ling for his daily bread and praying
for release,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24

Erwin D. Travers, stamp clerk at
Station E. was arrested by Post Office
Inspector Dosser, charged with steal
ing letters containing money. He
confessed, and was held in $500 bail.
Gorden B. KinnCch, clerk in the Ho-
tel Vendome, arrested as en- accessory,
was released
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-24
Frank Leslie's Sunday Maga.
zine.

The December number OF Frank
Leslie's Sunday Magazine closes the
twenty-second volume. 1t contains
the semi-annual index, from which a
good idea OF the number and value of
the articles in the volume may be OBJ
taintd. The number contains interest.
ing articles on Gardens" by Walter
Edgar Mccain; on "Linn@us and
Upsala University" by Sarah X. Boil
ton; on "Old Stagecoach Days" by H.
w. DeLong on "Old New Orleans" l."
and on "A Fairyland of Science" by
Christian Reid, all fully, and even
profusely illustrated. The last arti-
Gle isdescriptive of certain portions Of
North Carolina, which ought to be
better known. The TWO serial stories
are continued and a short story and
several pretty poems are included
The number ends with vigorous
hymn tune by G. Wenham Smith
which is set to. the hymn Brightly
Cleans Our Banner" This number
is ore OF the best